Companies operating in the Niger Delta have been warned of the dangers associated with damaging the region’s fragile ecosystem, as it was a sure way of invoking the anger of the communities affected. This warning was issued by an environmental stakeholder, Mr. Minainyo Dagogo Tamunotonye who claimed to be speaking on behalf of the riverine communities in Rivers State.
Speaking with the Verite correspondent in a telephone interview on Thursday, December 13, 2007, Mr. Minainyo stated that the advice was particularly directed at companies such as the National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria (NAFCON), Onne; Titan Tubulars Nigeria Limited and Hamilton Technologies Limited whose business activities in the state have become a source of grave concern to watchers of the environment in the state.
He, therefore advised them and other corporate businesses in the state to conduct their businesses in an environment-friendly manner According to the environmental activist the “quickest way of resolving the conflicts in the region was for the multinational oil and gas companies to provide gainful employment for the youths of the communities in the Niger Delta whose skills and strengths were lying waste.”
Admonishing the youths of the Niger Delta, Minainyo stated that they were also warning the youths to desist from acts of violence and work with the government of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to move the state forward and create an enabling environment for the needed development to take place in the state.
While drawing the attention of the government to constantly regulate and monitor the activities of oil and gas companies in the state, Minainyo also appealed to the government to reform the youths in the state so that they would not be predisposed to violence both on the land and in the creeks.
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